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Bans
In May 2019, San Francisco, California became the first major United States city to ban the use of facial recognition software for police and other local government agencies' usage. San Francisco Supervisor, Aaron Peskin, introduced regulations that will require agencies to gain approval from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors to purchase surveillance technology. The regulations also require that agencies publicly disclose the intended use for new surveillance technology.

In June 2019, Somerville, Massachusetts became the first city on the East Coast to ban face surveillance software for government use, specifically in police investigations and municipal surveillance. Senator Cynthia Creem proposed a bill to impose a moratorium on government use of face recognition technology and similar remote biometric surveillance systems within the state of Massachusetts.

As of July 2019, Oakland, California has also banned the usage of facial recognition technology by city departments.

The American Civil Liberties Union ("ACLU") has campaigned nationwide for transparency in surveillance technology and has supported both San Francisco and Somerville's ban on facial recognition software. The ACLU works to challenge the secrecy and surveillance with this technology.